Congratulations to our winners, whose stories were published in the Friday, Oct. 28 edition of the Tri-City News:

11-14 Age Category

1st place: 'Under the Tree' by Emily Liang of Coquitlam

2nd place: 'The Orphanage' by Demetra Barbacuta of Port Moody

3rd place: 'The Black Apparitions' by Jeremy Fell of Port Coquitlam

15-18 Age Category

1st place: 'The Bones Beneath Your Feet' by Asrar Ahmed-Flores of Coquitlam

2nd place: '... But Fear Itself' by Alanna Hofer of Coquitlam

3rd place: 'Like the Wind' by Kleo Fang of Coquitlam

To everyone else, thank you for participating! Please try again next year.

Contest Rules:

1) Stories must be original works of fiction by the person whose name is listed on the entry.

2) Writers must be aged 11 to 18.

3) Only residents of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra are eligible.

4) Stories can be no more than 500 words in length. Stories longer than 500 words will be disqualified. (Titles and bylines do not count towards the total.)

5) Each story must include the following words:

revenant

phantasm

catacombs

 6) Each writer must include his or her name, age, phone number and city of residence with the entry.

 7) Each entry must be e-mailed inline and/or as a Microsoft Word attachment to scarystorycontest2011@gmail.com no later than midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

8) Winners are determined by judges. The judges' decisions are final.

Winners in each age category will receive prizes valued at:

$75 (first)

$50 (second)

$25 (third)

Some will also be published in the Tri-City News.

A message from the judges: Though we intend to judge your entries, do not be afraid. We will make the process as painless as possible. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Cyclopean Chris

Mephistophelian Maryn

Rotten Richard

Scary Story Contest 2011